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1. ue LEES LEES re lo o e a tll A PWR SMB JEW Jews E JBWI B P1 DIMM3A Fani P1 DIMM3B B SMB E P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B B P1 DIMMIA 2 P1 DIMMIB RS Fan7 CPU2 i SUPERO X8DA3 i Oo j j Rev 2 0 4 spi B t i 8 P2 i P2 P2 DIMM2B 9 les 5 P2 E P2 5 9 P2 DIMM3A G 257 5 c ri PCI E x16 CTRL 523 aru mee Intel 5520 Slot5 PCI 33MH IOH 36D 38 e ZL Lem o 51014 PCI 33MH vic lega n 6 LES2pa pol ES1 oc Slot POLE X16 ND Intel 3 ue ICHTOR L Slot2 PCI E X4 m j South SAS otat gi Bridge Battery E Slott PCI 33MH Lo USB j Sloto SIMLC gt xen Chapter 2 Installation High Definition Audio HD Audio This motherboard features a 7 1 2 Chan nel High Definition Audio HDA codec that provides 10DAC channels simultaneously supporting 7 1 sound playback with 2 chan nels of independent stereo sound outputs The multiple streaming outputs are routed through the front panel stereo out for front L amp R rear L amp R center and su
2. JPWS3 P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A 6 P1 DIMM2B i 98 P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B o Fan7 CPU2 o Oo J SUPER X8DA3 i Rev 2 0 Q P2 DIMM1B S CPU1 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2B O P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM3A 82573V 0 Slot6 PCI E x16 LAN GTRL 1203 gt Ezo ad B TEPL 5 51204 Intel 5520 gt Slot5 PCI 33MH m IOH 36D Set 9104 PCI 33MH I Duck cr T201 065562 m LES2pa paLES1 o Sloi8 PCI E X16 ON ii Intel ICH10R 1068E o Slot2 4 cj 71 JC2 3 S Ed SAS CTRL EE Battery L 9 Bees J EOT E Slot PCI 33MH i W o SIMLC JUD tu Notes 4 i 2 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections a indicates the location of Pin 1 When LE1 LED is on the onboard power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components IPMI Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface 2 0 is supported by the motherboard To use this feature please install a SIMLC add on card on the SIMLC Slot Slot 0 For more information on IPMI please refer to the AOC SIMLC User Guide http www su
3. Block Diagram of the Intel 5520 Platform m m s F asa o m E processor 2 gt PROCESSORH 9 lt 3s ms SS QPI S ozzzonmg N S ZAN 20 Pe aa 2 S QPI PI 6 PCI E x16 NPorts oN 33 6 5 ge Intel 5520 LLI IOH 36D amp BOEEx16 NPort zt Vit7 10 a Ports 40 3 Ko SAS PCI Ex4 rors Port m 1 0 Ports l n LSI 1068 4 7 h 2 PCI Ex4 u N gt lt N w r LANES1 2 rS lt amp if 5 Intel ICH10R 6 PHY 1 PCI Ex1 3 0 Gb SN lt LANE E ilB25732WN 4 PHY 2 APCI Ex1 4 Front i82573L LANE6 p 1 Type A 6 8 USB 2 0 8 HI E PCI 33MHz 5 LPC 5 33 0 4 SIO PI PCI33 W83627 s 1 HG TPM Optional PCI 33 MS COM1 COM2 N External External SOL KB Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mother board features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5520 platform the X8DA3 X8DAi motherboard provides the performance and feature set optimized for dual processor based high end workstations CAD systems a
4. 2 ree 0 1 2 3 Sue j B Eront Panel USB 4 5 nase LU TT Front Panel USB 6 7 pn L_I hg D Front Panel USB 8 Ka 9 E Front Panel USB 9 I 7 JJ Chassis Intrusion 4 ta EN Inte 5520 E SEPAN IOH 36D adi Em N isto pat Sioto SIMLC N Intel LEN 1394 1068E E o Sewrcvexe d erm r MSN g SC sasore dge El ES DE e 5 m et A Eau t SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Fan Headers The X8DA3 X8DAi has six chassis system fan headers Fani to Fan6 and two CPU fans Fan7 Fan8 on the motherboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by a Hardware Monitoring setting in the BIOS The Default setting is Disabled See the table on the right for pin definitions Speaker Power LED Header On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Please note that the speaker connector pins 4 7 are for use with an ex
5. HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 45V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 2 Ground definitions A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED E EET atom 20 19 eu i Groun NMI M o X X ds SUPERO 4 Power LED Vcc NT ee HDD LED Le H G S re LED Vcc e Qe LED Vcc E EM OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED E om cat S 4 r Reset Reset Button N ud i an E M Ground PWR Power Butoh id e RE KE r r r oom 2 15 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Overheat OH Fan Fail LED Connect an LED Cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Supply Fail LED connec tion is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
6. 2 17 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground Power Button Power On Off Settings PWR Off Setting in the BIOS PWR Activity on the motherboard When PWR Off is setto Instant Off To power on Power is turned on immediately To pwer off PWR is turned off immediately When PWR Off is set to 4 second suspend To power on Power is turned on immediately To pwer off Short both pins for 4 seconds or longer to turn off the power A Reset Button B PWR Button EN ga amp 3 NT E Groun NMI E o o x x SUPER X8DA3 i o Je Power LED Vcc Rev 2 0 4 97 gt HDD LED Hg E NIC1 LED Vcc A 6 NIC2 LED E 2 OH Fan Fail LED Vcc N PWR Fail LED Vcc E Em Q j Ground Reset Reset Button S 3 L e canes lt Ground PWR Power Button Eres Sec m mum SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Pin Definitions Definition Pin 4 Definition ATX Power Connector 43 3V There are a 24 pin main power mm supply connector JPW3 and two ee 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW1 rey JPW2 on the motherboard These ET power connectors meet the SSI EPS re 12V specification For the 8 pin PWR JPW1 JPW2 please refer to the item EM liste
7. 2 29 Chapter 2 Installation to PCI Exp Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled Disabled Default to PCI X Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Default SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual SAS Enable Disable SAS Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SAS connections The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 SAS Enabled Default SAS Disabled SAS RAID Select SAS RAID Config Select Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Jumper JPS2 allows you to select RAID Configuration settings for the onboard SAS connections The default setting is the SR mode To use the IT mode you will need to flash your firmware first To obtain the correct firmware please contact tech support at Supermicro For jumper settings please refer to the table on the right Open Integrated Target Mode IT SER EREN Ee eel A SAS Enable JPWI P1 DIMMSA E B SAS RAID Config P1 DIMM2A Select P1DIMMIA CPU2 TOMT Pt DIMMIB d 7 SUPERO X8DA3 i i d Rev 2 0 4 s U di
8. sPrBios LES2pa pal ESI soa POEM Intel _ 194 Quer ICH10R Slot2 PCI E X4 South Bridge 1068 SAS Battery Eee 1 Slott PCI 33MH Sioto SIMLC CNET ONF Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 9580 1 2 3 Front Panel USB USB8 9 There are ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 45V motherboard Back Panel USB Ports 2 0 1 2 3 are located at JUSB1 The 3 other six are Front Panel Accessible 4 Ground USB headers USB 4 5 JUSB 2 5 N A USB 6 7 JUSB 3 USB 8 J24 and USB 9 J23 provide front panel USB access See the tables on the right Pin Definitions Costa d USB4 6 USB5 7 for pin definitions Pin Definition Definition 1 45V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO POs 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions JL1 at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when Ground the chassis is opened A Backpanel USB
9. SAS CTRL m asl Pd Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions 2 22 State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan A Keyboard Mouse B Overheat Fan Fail Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports GLAN2 Two G bit Ethernet ports are located on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables T SGPIO Headers T SGPIO Two SGPIO Serial Link General Pin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers T Pin Definition Pin Definition SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 are located at NC 2 NC J14 J15 on the motherboard These Ground headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA and SAS con nectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Data Load Ground Note NC No Connections 3 lt EB x p
10. PCI 33MH IOH 36D _ di Es Siow PGI SMH mic CECI p e DE LES2p pekEST Slot3 PCI E X16 N BS Intel ZA 3 8 j Eg ICH10R 165E Pl Sio POLE 5 outh F SASCTRL Bridge E Brag i Jj EDT qi Slott PCI 33MH E E Soo SIMLC Link LED Activity LED Ed Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator LED Settings Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 LED Settings LED Color Off Green Green Flashing Quickly Green Flashing Slowly JPwr P2 DIMMIB P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 gle n EF isis os Definition System Off PWR cable not connected System On ACPI S1 State ACPI S3 STR State A GLAN Port LEDs B Onboard Power LED Chapter 2 Installation SAS LED Indicators Onboard SAS LED Indicators LES1 LES2 Settings Two Onboard SAS LED are located at LES1 LES2 on the motherboard When LES1
11. E Bridge attery aB se z Ee iu Wd 2 25 Orange CEN LFE Black Back Surround Grey Side Surround Blue Line In Green Front Mic In CD1 Pin Definition Pin Definition Left 2 Ground amp Ground 4 Right HD Audio Rev 1 2 FP Audio Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 MIC left channel Ground MIC right channel Front panel audio detect MIC jack detect Front audio jack detect Line out right channel Key a gt CQ Line out left channel 10 Line out jack detect A HD Audio B CD SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual CNF1 CNF2 Connection CNF1 CNF2 provide the IEEE 1394a connections on the motherboard See the tables on the right for pin definitions Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Con nector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work prop erly you will need to first connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 Refer to the board layout below for the location P1 DIMMSA P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A CNF1 Pin Definitions Defin Pin Defin 1 2 PTPAO s GND 4 GND 5 6 PTPBO 7 PWR 1394a 8 P
12. 2 31 2 8 Onboard indicator map a E aaea M W a 2 32 GLAN LEDS E 2 32 Onboard Power 2 32 SAS LED lO 2 33 2 9 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 34 2 34 Serial ATAXSADA PORS K LR k re M AR vay L n H K H n 2 35 Serial Attached SCSI SAS Ports For X8DA3 2 35 SIMEC IPMI Slot L EE natrete reka ka keke kk He kk RR eade 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshdoting PioG eQdUF n k na klr iS baths 3 1 Before Power DD Wooo_o_xxggxgg5ggS_x reza 3 1 E 3 1 VIGO PN N e N e 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration enne tnb arant 3 2 vii SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Wnbpsdipcd EE 3 2 92 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions uada niea ascendi letto deter cde dace KAK nae 3 3 3 4 X Returning Merchandise for 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 ec 4 1 Starting BIOS og 4 1 How Change the Configuration 4 1 St
13. OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc Ground 5 6 A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail zd 1 58 Groun NMI x x FTH SUPERO X8DA3 i i o Power LED Vcc Rev 2 0 4 DB HDD LED Vcc T NIC1 LED 0 NIC2 LED Vcc LED Vcc ewe rai Lep Vcc BH om cole A Groun Reset gt Reset Button r aoe LL P d Ground PWR gt Power Button Pe pat PIERO num umm Exil 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button works in conjunction with the Power Off setting in the BIOS Advanced submenu Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions
14. i P2 DIMME CPU1 bz P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 P2 lt W 82573 Slot6 POLE x16 LAN GTRL pan wu EG Intel 5520 1OH 36D 2 mi2 agi E comes HES n LES2pa pa ESI mE SOGPOLEXIS N nT Intel mw ICH10R sorctexs d FL South Bridge tor EH Siott PCI 33MH N Slot0 SIMLC 1068E SAS CTRL Chapter 2 Installation CNF1 CNF2 Enable Jumper JPl1 allows you to enable or dis able CNF1 CNF2 IEEE1394a connec tion support The default setting is Pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings gt o e anu P1 DIMMSA P1 P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMMIA P1 DIMMIB SUPER X8DA3 i Rev 2 0 CPU1 2 JPWI P2 DIMMIB P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 P2 82573 Slot6 POLE x16 LAN CTRL cun Boca ak 2702
15. o Slot2 PCI EX4 o CTRL L j go ON wel ridge Heo 9 Battery 9 2 E Slott PCI 33MH E ofl 2N g 3 SE 91000 SIMLC WD Estes 5 J od Fan4 Warning 1 To prevent damage to your power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these power connectors to the 24 pin and the two 8 pin power connectors on your motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system g Note The Compact Flash Power connector JWF1 is supported by the Rev 2 0 and newer version of motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction X8DA3 X8DAi Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 Jl C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI Exp Slots Pins 2 3 Disabled Jl2C3 JI2aC4 to PCI X Slots Pins 2 3 Disabled CNF1 CNF2 1394 1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Enable X8DA3 Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS2 SAS RAID Mode Select X8DA3 Closed SR RAID Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description Audio CD1 JC2 Audio Input Output Mic CD ROM HD Audio Headers CNF1 CNF2 IEEE 1394a Connectors 1 2 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports FAN 1 8 Sy
16. signed an IP address The IP Address allocated to the client is on a longer term basis than that assigned by the DHCP mentioned in the other option The options are DHCP and Static IP Address This item displays the IP address of this computer IP addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection MAC Address Configuration This submenu displays the following MAC Address Configuration information 4 21 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Mac Address configuration MAC Address This item displays the MAC address of this computer MAC addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Base 16 0 9 A B C D E separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Current MAC Address in BMC This item displays the current MAC address used for your IPMI connection gt Subnet Mask Configuration Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Subnet Masks configuration Subnet Mask This item displays the current subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection Current Subnet Mask in BMC This item displays the curr
17. Activity LED Green SAS Active Color Definition Heartbeat Yellow SAS Normal LED this LES1 is on SAS Connections are E LE active When this LES2 is on SAS con nections work properly See the tables at right for more information m SUPERO X8DA3 i E 49 ka Rev 2 0 4 Tg d cu d P2 E em mau E Intel 5520 1 Bi pe D BOCE TUT TT Tm Intel mw Cen ICH10R 1068E k Slot PCI E X4 x Eme Battery icd H wem L tor d Slott PCI 33MH IN 0 SIMLC A ERES 2 33 A SAS Activity LED B SAS Heartbeat LED SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 9 Floppy Drive SIMLP Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector w
18. CPU socket pins Ship ment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the sock et pins Installing a CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been ap plied Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Install two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation Crew Install Screw 1 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other components Unplug the power cord from the power supply If you are using an active heat sink disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Using a screwdriver to Using a screwdriver loosen and remove Screw 1 remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive
19. Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 45V Ground A NMI B PWR LED zy gre 2 20 19 E Ea Groun NMI x x prg i Power LED Vcc SUPERO HDD LED td LED Vcc ja NIC2 LED Vcc E 1 Fail LED Vcc N PWR Fail LED Vcc E e cun lt lt lt N A i Ground Reset gt Reset Button 3 L_J Pak F iaaa lt J Ground PWR gt Power Button 1 om Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drive ac tivities on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin
20. Once voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management in the BIOS under System Health Monitoring in the Advanced section Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high Warning To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU tem
21. Once the USB drive LED is on release the Ctrl and Home keys AMIBIOS will issue beep codes to indicate that the BIOS ROM file is being updated 4 When BIOS flashing is completed the computer will reboot Do not interrupt the flashing process until it is completed 4 27 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 4 7 2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM This process is almost identical to the process of Boot Sector Recovery from a USB device except that the BIOS image file is loaded from a CD ROM Use a CD R or CD RW drive to burn a CD with the BIOS image file in it and name the file SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the file 4 7 3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash This process also known as Serial Flash allows the user to use a serial port to load a BIOS image for Boot Sector recovery This feature is usually used for embed ded systems that rely on a serial port for remote access and debugging Requirements In order to use Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery you will need to meet the following requirements The Target system the system that needs BIOS updates must have a serial port and Serial Flash support embedded in the BIOS image file e The Host system should also have a serial port and a terminal program that supports XModem Transfer protocol Hyper Terminal for the Windows operating systems and minicom for Linux FreeSBD etc e ANull modem serial cabl
22. and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled HDA Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard High Definition Audio controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Front Side Audio Mode Use this feature to select Front Side Audio Mode Select HD Audio to enable HD High Definition Audio support Select AC 97 to use AC 97 Audio The options are HD Audio and AC 97 Audio gt IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE devices and displays the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets 1 to legacy compatibility mode while se lecting Enhanced sets 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI SATA 2 Configuration Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These setti
23. DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 P1 DIMM3B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with One CPU CPU2 installed Branch 3 DIMMs P2 DIMM1A fe P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A mE P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B E om ps 2 7 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Memory Support The X8DA3 X8DAi supports up to 96 GB DDR3 Registered ECC or 48 GB Unbuff ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz in 12 DIMMs Memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Memory Support for the Motherboard w 5500 Processors Installed RDIMM Population for the Motherboard with 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 Mixing SR DR Mixing SR DR QR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 2 Note 1 1333 RDIMMs will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 RDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading UDIMM Population for the Motherboard with 5500 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds i
24. and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration e An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm e Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X8DA3 X8DAi has 12 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR3 Reg istered ECC Registered ECC or Unbuf ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please follow all memory installation instruc tions given on Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 3 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision a
25. defi nitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports COM 1 and COM2 are serial connec tors located on the Backpanel See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin NC No Connection SHIT AZ am ri e Jp JPW1 d P1 d 1 P1 DIMMSB P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B PT DIMMIA CPU2 P1 DIMMIB FE SUPER X8DA3 i lt Rev 2 0 4 g i 6 d P2 E CPU1 i P2 DIMMIA P2 ale glee P2 2 E P2 DIMM3B a P2 DIMM3A E 82578 2 Slot6 PCI E x16 Li GIRL meas airs Intel 5520 o Slot5 PCI 33MH 1OH 36D ase r o 3 e ji Lem Slots PCI 33MH 2 a 2 OB ga 3 Tua Inizio fins LES2po pol EST m 3 SoS PCLEXIG yy Tm Intel EN i 2 1394 ICH10R ro 1068E 2l o J South am Battery Bridge FE o A a EDT ET Seren N Se L s 3 J SIMLC E e Ji 51 5 kin WEM ERSR Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Definition CDC RXD TXD DTR Gro
26. j G Fans Fane j ge GLAN1 2 Pre Nj Jew JPWI T 2 KI Ml P1 DIMMSA Fani BUE 0 roms T SGPIO 1 g HE 5 T SGPIO 2 B P1 DIMMIA t CPU2 P1 DIMMIB SUPERO X8DA3 i dr E Rev 2 0 4 shi B Ui P2 DIMMIB P2 Lal ji P2 DIMM2B m P2 DIMM2A li P2 S P2 DIMMSA e EE Intel 5520 IOH 36D mut n B Siot PCI 33MH 5 ail Eac iE cu 2306 B ON LES2pa pa EST t g Siona X16 _ cm Intel IIN 194 Quer ICH10R 1068E INK Slot2 PCE CTRI j m wercien J GIR m South sasora E g s Bridge NON PCI E Pid 2 23 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Power SMB Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions Power System Management Bus Connector JPI C monitors power Pin Definition definitions Ground 1 Clock supply fan and system temperatures D t See the table on the right for pin PWR Fail 3 3V SMB Header Pin Definitions SMB A System Bus header is Pin Definition located at J5 the appropriate 1 Data cable here to use the SMB 2 Ground nection on your system 3 Clock 4 No Connection
27. needed for CPU 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature System Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for the CPU and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The CPU Temperature feature will disp
28. should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Top View of DDR3 Slot Release Tab 2 11 Ji Release Tab SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 5 2 SEET Ee EH x 3 EZ TT TU J8 Lies DD 2 E 0 nj eren Ld Back Panel Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Back Panel USB Port 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise 2 3 4 5 Back Panel USB Port 2 6 7 8 COM Port 2 Turquoise 9 Gigabit LAN 1 10 Gigabit LAN 2 11 Side Surround Grey 12 Back Surround Black 13 CEN LFE Orange 14 Microphone In Pink 15 Front Green 16 Line In Blue See Section 2 5 for details Chapter 2 Installation 2 Front C
29. supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher soeed modems The Super provides f
30. 1 0290262 Slots PCI E X16 1394 Slot2 PCI E X4 CTRL E Ld 5 South a PCI 33MH NL Bios Intel Que ICHIOR Battery Bridge Slot0 SIMLC Intel 5520 1OH 36D LES2pa pL ES 1068 SAS CTRL ee ME 2 31 CNF1 2 Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 52 Normal Default 1394a support Disabled A CNF 1 2 Enable SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED is on the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the tables at right for more information P1 DIMMSA P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMMIA CPU2 P1 DIMMIB SUPERO X8DA3 i o jo Rev 2 0 4 PZ DIMMGA 2578 POE LAN GIRL macs Intel 5520
31. 2 1 Installing the Windows OS for a Non RAID System Insert Microsoft s Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items SUPERMICRO X8DA3 i Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Universal Audio Architecture Driver Tylersburg Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Chipset LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager X8DA3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and man
32. 333 SR or DR Unb DDR3 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are used Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V DIMMs 1 35V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type Reg Registered Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM any combination SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 1 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 2 Mixing SR DR B00 Note 3 Ming SR DR Note 1 1333 1066 QR RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 SR DR RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 1333 SR DR QR RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 4 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 35V UDIMM Population for the Motherboardw 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DRzDual Rank En azman Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 QR Quad Rank Unb DDR3 ECC 800 1066 SR or DR Mixing SR DR Note 1 1333 MHz for two DIMMs per channel is supported when Unbuf ECC DIMMs are u
33. C or Unbuf ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given in Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on Page 2 7 to install your memory modules 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also please note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our Web site http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model
34. M only TCG TPM Trusted Platform Module Support Select Yes on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to enable TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 TPM support in order to improve data integrity and network security The options are No and Yes If this feature is set to Yes the following items will display TPM Enable Disable Status This item displays the status of TPM Enabled Disabled state TPM Owner Status This item displays the status of TPM Ownership SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual gt IPMI Configuration Available when an IPMI is installed on the board Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface IPMI is used for system health monitor ing and system management Status of BMC This feature displays the status of the BMC controller which manages the interface between system software and hardware IPMI Firmware Revision This feature displays the firmware revision of current IPMI platform gt View BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Log SEL To view an event select an Entry Number and pressing lt Enter gt e SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type e Event Timestamp e Generator ID Event Message Format User e Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and press the Enter key to clear the BMC system log Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log Th
35. OH 36D 12 Bus to PCI Exp Slots Jumpers JI C1 and JI C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus to PCI Express slots The default setting is Open to disable the connec tion See the table on the right for jumper settings Bus to PCI X Slots Jumpers JI C3 and JI C4 allow you to connect the System Management Bus to PCI X slots The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings gt o e anu P1 DIMMSA P1 P1 DIMM2A TOMT P1 DIMM2B HE cpu2 P1 DIMMIB TOME SUPER X8DA3 i Fan Rev 2 0 4 JPWI P2 DIMMIB CPU1 Intel 4 ICHIOR 1068E PCLE CTRL o Emm gc Battery e CK eee tp a PCI 33MH P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 P2 DIMA Intel 5520 1OH 36D te ON LES2pa pei ESI Slot0 SIMLC T MEET RA
36. S S3 STR and Auto S1 POS All processor caches are erased and stops executing instructions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS S3 STR The CPU has no power and the power supply goes on reduced power mode However main memory RAM is still powered ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT Root System Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Device Wakeup from S3 S4 Select to Enabled to allow USB devices to wakeup from S3 S4 state The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled Trusted Computing Optional for OE
37. SUPERG SUPERO X8DA3 SUPERO X8DAi USER S MANUAL The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The Sta
38. WR 1394a CNF2 Pin Defin Pin Defin 1 PTPA1 2 PTPA1 GND 4 GND 5 1 6 1 7 PWR 1394a 8 PWR 1394a 10 zv Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Setting Definition On Compact Flash Power On Default Compact Flash Power Off A CNF1 zl B CNF2 C Compact Flash PWR JPW P1 DIMM2B B P1 DIMMIA CPU2 Pi DMB SUPERO X8DA3 i 4 Rev 2 0 CPU1 P2 DIMMS E P2 22573 1 5 Seis POLES LAN i REzIPLI oca Intel 5520 PCI 33MH 1OH 36D LAN Lem Slot4 PCI 33MH 552 atten Ed tp E Sic PCI 33MH p t 923 262 T LES2pa pal EST Slot3 POLE X16 Intel mw Oen ICH10R sozecrexs em South 1068E SAS CTRL Sloto SIMLC Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers omen Pins To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers cre N N ate shorts between two pins to change Cap the function of the connector Pin 1 y is identified with a square solder pad EN on the pri
39. ame and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen l Health Information C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor a user to adiom the OS to reboot ec shut down within a specdied tim the 30 seconds Before the cystem reboots or sints down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serece Daemen mnang at all timas on thos system Promde TCP IP connectivity Power control zi Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il gt C 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Notes Disclaimer Continued Th
40. ansferring The options are Enabled and Disabled NUMA Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Non Uniform Memory Access to improve CPU performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster when the payload size is limited to 128 Bytes while others with a payload size of 256 Bytes Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256 Bytes and 128 Bytes Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to through the Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure Intel ICH South Bridge settings USB Functions This feature allows the user to enable or disable onboard USB support The Options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps
41. anuals Note The following OS installation instructions are written for the Windows XP 2003 OS only If you have the Windows 2008 or Windows Vista OS please follow the instructions displayed on your screen to install the OS B 1 Installing the Windows OS for a RAID System 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 Driver for ICH10R into Drive A and press the Enter key 5 Choose the Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 7 From the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP Windows 2003 installation 8 After the Windows XP Windows 2003 OS Installation is completed the sys tem will automatically reboot B 1 SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual B
42. arting the Setup bakan kk d ba xak lad ki eee eh Ud pa keki k 4 2 4 27 Main er ee eee eee mre eee ee Ren eT ne yaka d k xazan d ss 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurat OnsS EEE kk kk kk KA 4 4 4 4 Security UNS rico ig nl br Sealed paras Geta a redis d sla k p ke 4 23 4 5 Configuration eee Paes 4 24 ke 4 26 7 BIOS QERE Hun ere 4 27 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block 4 27 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB 4 27 4 7 2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD ROM 4 28 4 7 3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash 4 28 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Pet BIOS Error Beep Godos mec A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Installing the Windows OS for a RAID System B 1 B 2 Installing the Windows OS for a Non RAID System B 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 1 Installing Sottware Programs RET C 1 C ntiguring Supero Doctor P 2 viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from a
43. bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for workstations high end CAD systems and intensive applications Please refer to our website http www supermicro com products for processor updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes provides information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B and Appendix C provide the Windows OS and Other Software Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Supe
44. ble of Contents Fan DY E 2 20 Speaker Power LED 2 20 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports eite 2 21 Sonal 2 21 Wake On LAN rp 2 22 Overheat LED Fan Fail sss 2 22 GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports 2 23 T SGPIO SASS MN 2 23 Power SMB 2 24 me Per ea 2 24 High Definition Audio HD AUGIO aara 2 25 CD Header Front Panel AUI aou 2 25 CNIEONPESGODneellBfi s o eo Gta pae do Do eror 2 26 Compact Flash Card PWR COnFIBCIOF 2 26 2 7 Jumper Settings REIR keka kk kk Fe eer kK KAK kK KA KA KA KA KA A KA KA KA 2 27 Explanation Of J Um lS BE kab ra e baka ya dav n arka dk 2 27 GLAN 015 0 xa ba kn 2 27 CMOS xur ne mee ne nenne eene eren nennen nennen kya W on Eyan 2 28 Watch Dog Enable Disable ke la etapa eis 2 28 FG Bus qo POL EXD wa baka kak ka babe baz 2 29 lC Bus to PCI X Slots Ll kk ideae KA KA A 2 29 SAS Enable Disable C 2 30 SAS RAID Seleti trt ues e Mui apu 2 30 CNF1 CNF2 Enable
45. bled and Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever needed The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below 4 7 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual CPU Bridge Configuration QPI Links Speed This feature selects QPI s data transfer speed The options are Slow mode and Full Speed QPI Frequency This selects the desired frequency The options are Auto 4 800 5 866GT 6 400 GT QPI LOs and L1 This enables the power state to low power LOs and L1 are automatically selected by the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has de tected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lockstep The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Sparing A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail over The spare memor
46. bwoofer speak ers Use the software included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard to enable this function CD Header Front Panel Audio A 4 pin CD header CD1 and a Front Panel Audio header JC2 are also located on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at a time See the tables at right for pin definitions 2 o e gt Jewi icd min P1 DIMM3A 9 P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1DIMMIA CPU2 TOMT a PYDIMMIB Fan7 CPU2 SUPERO X8DA3 i E 12 Rev 2 0 s TOME PUI F P2 DIMM1B T o o E CPU1 P2 DIMMIA f o 1 P2 gm gt t P2 DIMM3B 9 82573 Slot6 POLE x16 LAN CTRL x mau 880294 Intel 5520 7 Slots 33MH 0 360 E E j Sict4 PCI 33MH 2 T nia amec n cece 5 LES2pa p ESI g Slots PCI E X16 A N 7 8 Intel mw Cen ICH10R 1068E Slot PCIE X4 P j JP South SAS TRL Sioto SIMLC
47. computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 26 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 7 BIOS Recovery Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while th
48. d below m 121 Processor Power Connector WES In addition to the Primary ATX power 12 433V connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 12V 8 pin Power Con connectors at JPW1 JPW2 must also joe be connected to your power supply Pin Definitions See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Warning To prevent damage to your power supply or mother board please use power supply that contains 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these power connectors to the 24 pin and the two 8 pin power connectors on your motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 2 P1 DIMM3A B A 24 pin ATX PWR A 24 pin ATX PWR 4 3 B C 8 pin Processor PWR Required P1DIMMIA 3 CPU2 P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B COM P1 DIMM1B T DMMT Fan7 CPU2 SUPER X8DA3 i Je Rev 2 0 2 sh P2DIMMIB P2 P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3B 3 P PZ 82573 Slot6 POLE x16 LAN CTRL Intel 5520 IOH 36D E li p 8501262
49. de serial link signal transmis sion which is faster than that of the traditional Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Attached SCSI SAS Ports For X8DA3 only In addition to SATA connections an LSI 1068E SAS Controller and eight SAS connectors are located on the X8DA3 To configure LSI SAS RAID settings please refer to the LSI SAS RAID User Guide posted on our Web site http www supermicro com support manuals See the layout below for the locations of SATA and SAS Connections CPU2 Fan Fani 2 Intel 5520 IOH 36D 2 35 Chapter 2 Installation Serial ATA Pin Definitions Pin Definition N o oc A WO PD Ground TX P TX N Ground RX N RX P Ground A I SATAO B I SATA1 I SATA2 D I SATA3 E I SATA4 I SATA5 G SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual SIMLC IPMI Slot The SIMLC IPMI Supermicro Intel ligent Management slot is located at Slot 0 on the motherboard This slot supports the SMC SIMLC IPMI Add On card To use IPMI 2 0 in stall Supermicro s SIMLC Add On card on this slot and download the IPMIView Utility to your syste
50. e How to use Serial Flash for Boot Sector Recovery 1 Connect a Null modem serial cable between the target system and the host system that runs the terminal program 2 Make sure that the new BIOS Image file is accessible for the host system 3 Start the terminal program on the host system and create a new connection Use the following communication parameters for the new connection Bits per second 115200 bits sec e Data Bits 8 None e Stop Bit 1 Flow Control None 4 28 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 Power on your system and click the Connect button in the Hyper Terminal The terminal screen will display the following messages Press SpaceBar to update BIOS Confirm update BIOS y n y Begin remote BIOS flash y n y Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Xmodem protocol 5 Following the instructions given on the screen to update the BIOS These instructions are also shown below At the prompt press the lt SpaceBar gt to update the BIOS When asked to confirm BIOS updating press y to confirm BIOS updates c Press y again to begin flashing BIOS remotely Note Be sure to complete Steps a c above quickly because you have a second or less to do so 6 Once you ve completed the instructions given a screen will display to indicate that remote flashing is starting and the new BIOS file is being uploaded 7 To use Hyper Terminal to transfer the XM
51. e BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image the Main BIOS Block An AMIBIOS flash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block a main BIOS image The boot sector block contains critical BIOS code including memory detection and recovery code to be used to flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS Image is corrupted When the system is powered on the boot sector code executes first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue with system initialization and complete the bootup process Notes BIOS Recovery described below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repairs 4 7 1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB device without additional utilities needed A user can download the BIOS image into a USB flash device and name the file SUPER ROM for the recovery process to load the file A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive a USB CDROM or a USB CDRW device can be used for this purpose 1 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image the ROM files saved in a root directory into your USB drive 2 While turning the power on press and hold lt Ctrl gt and Home at the same time until the USB Access LED Indicator comes on This might take a few seconds 3
52. e options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the IDE devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot The options are No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Selecting Yes allows the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Bus Master When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Slot 1 Option ROM Slot 6 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable Slot 1 Option ROM Slot 6 Option ROM which will allow you to boot the computer from a PCI device installed on a PCI slot The options are Disabled and Enabled LAN1 PXE i82573V LAN2 PXE 1825731 PXE Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 PXE Option ROMs This is to boot computers using a network interface The options are Enabled and Dis abled LSI SAS 1068 Option ROM Select Enabl
53. e options are OK and Cancel Caution Make sure that you no longer need data stored in the log before clearing the BMC Event Log 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Set LAN Configuration Use this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Config command This is initially set to 1 Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Configuration This submenu displays the following IP Address Configuration information Parameter Selector This item displays the parameter of your IP Address configuration IP Address Source This features allows the user to select how an IP address is assigned to a client computer or a network device Select DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to allow a client computer or device obtains an IP address from a DHCP server that manages a pool of IP addresses and network information on a request and grant basis Upon time out or lease expiration the IP address assigned to the client can be reassigned to a new client Select Static Static Allocation to allow the host server to allocate an IP address based on a table containing MAC Address IP Address pairs that are manually entered probably by a network administrator Only clients with a MAC address listed in the MAC IP Address Table will be as
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55. ed Security Boot Exit 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 4 24 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device 3rd boot device 4th boot device 5th boot device and Disabled e 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX b Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled e 1st Drive 2nd Drive USB XXXXXXXXX CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive etc 4 25 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Advanced Security Save Changes and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the
56. ed to enable the LSI SAS 1068 Option ROM This is to boot computers using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Super IO Device Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Floppy A Floppy B This feature allows the user to select the type of floppy drive connected to the sys tem as specified The options are Disabled 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 and 2 88MB 3 1 2 The default setting for Floppy A is 1 44MB 3 1 2 and for Floppy B is Disabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQA to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Porti are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR IrDA Infrared Data is an industry standard for remote control de vices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared is a protocol com
57. en the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Memory Errors When a No Memory Beep Code is issued by the system check the following 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is strongly recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered EC
58. ent subnet mask setting for your IPMI connection gt Gateway Address Configuration Enter the gateway address for this machine This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your Gateway Address settings Gateway Address The BIOS will automatically enter the Gateway address of this machine however it may be over ridden Gateway addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by dots Current Gateway Address in BMC This item displays the current Gateway address used for your IPMI connec tion 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Event Log View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages The options are OK and Cancel 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit vXX XX Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password T
59. et pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 4 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing an LGA 1366 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Hold the plastic cap at its north and south center edges to re move it from the CPU socket Hold the no amp south edges o the plastic cap to remove it SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 1 After removing the plastic cap using your thumb and the index finger hold the CPU at the north and south center edges 2 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout against the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the Socket 3 Once both the CPU and the Socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the Socket or its pins to avoid dam aging the CPU or the socket i ji 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 6 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Warning Please save the plastic cap The mother board must be shipped with the plastic cap prop erly installed to protect the
60. force when wrig gling the heatsink er KK Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling them on the motherboard 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Memory Installation Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with P1 DIMM 1A For best memory performance please install memory modules of the same type and same speed on the memory slots as indicated on the tables below See the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Memory Population for Optimal Performance a motherboard with One CPU CPU1 installed Bewho Branch 3 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A 1 P1 DIMM2A IDEEN P1 DIMM3A EE 6 DIMMs P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMMIB P1
61. he ICH10R South Bridge Warning To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system Expansion Slots e Two PCI E x16 slot Slot3 and Slot6 e One PCI E x4 slot Slot2 e Three 32 bit PCI 33 slot Slot1 Slot4 and Slot5 One SIMLC IPMI Slot SlotO Note IPMI 2 0 is supported by the motherboard To use this feature 4 please install a SIMLC add on card on the SIMLC Slot Slot 0 For more information please refer to the AOC SIMLC User Guide http www supermicro com products accessories addon SIM cfm BIOS 32 Mb AMI SPI Flash ROM e PCI 22 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 Plug and Play PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard sup port and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3Vcc 12V V DIMM 5V 12V 3 3VSB and Vbatt e Fan status monitor and Pulse Width Modulation PWM Fan Control CPU chassis temperature monitors e Platform Environment Control Interface ready and Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control e Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Supero Doctor Ill ACPI Features e S
62. his item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Use this feature to set the user s access level The options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility 4 23 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but cannot change the fields Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter a new User Password Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check This item allows you to check a password after it has been entered The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanc
63. ilable options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec gt System Health Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre defined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system The options are The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time
64. ir Flow This is the air flow speed to the DIMM modules Each step is one mm sec The default is 1500 Altitude This feature defines how many meters above or below sea level the system is located The options are Sea Level or Below 1 300 301 600 601 900 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 DIMM Pitch This is the physical space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure Intel IOH settings Crystal Beach DMA Direct Memory Access This feature works in conjunction with the Intel AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a special ized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card When this feature is set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct memory access for data transferring The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Crystal Beach DCA Direct Cache Access available when Crystal Beach DMA is enabled This feature works in conjunction with the Intel AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of the TOE device When this feature set to Enabled it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct cache access for data tr
65. is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X8DA3 X8DAi can accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the two onboard 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning To prevent damage to your power supply or motherboard please N use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connec tors Be sure to connect these power connectors to the 24 pin and the two 8 pin power connectors on your motherboard for adequate power supply to your system Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power
66. isabled and Enabled Hit Del Message Display This feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Configuration Power Button Function If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 Second Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Second OvVverride Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage e Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss e Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the s
67. ith twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin X Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN Floppy Connector 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable The floppy connector is located close A Ground 12 Drive Select B to the Front Panel Control on the 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B motherboard See the table on the 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable right for pin definitions 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette ib DIMMA P PI DIMNZA P DIMM2B PI DIMMIA s2573 P1 DIMM SUPER Rev 2 0 CPU1 CPU2 i N Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel 5520 IOH 36D A Floppy Serial SATA Ports Six Serial ATA Ports I SATAO I SATA 5 are located at JS1 JS6 on the motherboard These ports provi
68. lay the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems 447 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual g Notes 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU 2 The information provided above is for your reference only Fo
69. le for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Advanced Security BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit System Overview System Date Supermicro X8DA3 X8DAi BIOS Build Ver 0 60 BIOS Build Date 02 28 09 AMIBIOS Core Ver 08 00 15 Processor Intel R Xeon R CPU Speed 2666MHz Physical Count Logical Count Microcode Rev System Memory Size Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field 20 40 Wed 03 04 2009 Use 4 or to configure system time X5550 2 67GHz Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Key in new values through the keyboard and press Enter Press the Tab key to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY forma
70. low blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management e Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard e Intel ICH10R supports six SATA2 ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 supported in the Windows OS Environment e LSI 1068E supports eight SAS ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 supported For X8DA3 Note SAS RAID5 is also supported when the AOC Ibutton 68 optional is installed on the motherboard e One SIMLC IPMI socket e Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet controllers support dual Giga bit LAN ports One floppy port interface Two COM ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 4 Ports 2 Front Headers and 2 Type A Headers e Super I O Winbond W83627HG e High Definition 7 1 Audio with Line in Line out and Microphone e Two TI 1394 ports Other e WOL e Console redirection e Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e Ext ATX 13 05 L x 12 075 W 331 47 mm x 306 71 mm Ter SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual
71. m For IPMI configuration instructions and SIMLC Add On Card information please refer to the SIMLC User Guide posted on our Web site http www supermicro com products accesso ries addon SIM cfm A SIMLC Fani 2 Intel 5520 IOH 36D Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits betwe
72. m coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 1 Release Date March 12 2010 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2010 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi motherboard About This Motherboard The X8DA3 X8DAi supports the Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor platform the first dual processing platform that supports the Intel QuickPath Interconnect Technology which provides the next generation point to point system inter face replacing the current Front Side Bus With the 5500 5600 Series Processor built in this motherboard substantially enhances system performance with in creased
73. message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related system In no event shall Supermicro be liab
74. n MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR aa Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 Note Note 1333 UDIMMs will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Mixing SR DR Memory Support for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed 1 5V DIMMs 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Reg Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Registered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR or DR 2 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 Note 1 QR 2 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 Mixing SR DR Reg DDR3 ECC 800 Note 2 Mixing SR DR QR 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 1 5V RDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed Note 1 1333 RDIMMs MHz will run at 1066 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 2 1333 1066 RDIMMs MHz will run at 800 MHz BIOS automatic downgrading Note 3 Mlxing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended 1 5V UDIMM Population for the Motherboard w 5600 Processors Installed DIMM DIMMs DIMM Type Unb Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Slots per Populated Unbuffered any combination Channel per Channel SR Single Rank DR Dual Rank QR Quad Rank Unb DDR3 ECC Non ECC 800 1066 1
75. n acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box e One 1 Supermicro Mainboard e One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L e One 1 1394a connector cable CBL 0173L e Two 2 SAS cable for SATA SAS Backplane CBL 0097L 02 For X8DA3 Four 4 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx4 For X8DA3 e Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx6 For X8DAi e One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 74301 0N e One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s BIOS Manual MNL 1031 51 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi Image ET TOLL Zu Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi Motherboard Layout
76. n supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Simultaneous Multi Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All 1 and 2 Intel Speed Step Technology EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disable Disable GV3 and Enable Enable GV3 Intel TurboMode Technology Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel amp C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Enabled and Disabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 or C7 requests to C1 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled C3 Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disa
77. nd intensive application platforms The 5500 5600 Series Processor platform consists of the 5500 5600 Series Processor LGA 1366 processor the IOH 36D and the ICH10R South Bridge With the Intel QuickPath interconnect controller built in the 5500 5600 Series Processor platform is the first dual processing platform that offers the next generation point to point interconnect interface replacing the current Front Side Bus Technology providing substantial performance enhancement by utilizing serial link interconnections with increased bandwidth and scalability The IOH 36D connects to each processor through an independent QuickPath Interconnect link Each link consists of 20 pairs of unidirectional differential lanes for transmission and receiving in addition to a differential forwarded clock A full width QuickPath interconnect link pair provides 84 signals Each processor supports two QuickPath links one going to the other processor and the other to the 5520 chip The Intel 5520 platform supports up to 36 PCI Express Gen2 lanes and the 5520 IOH 36D supports peer to peer read and write transactions The ICH10R provides up to 6 PCI Express ports six SATA ports and nine USB connections In addition the Intel 5520 platform also offers a wide range of RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protecti
78. nd make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to revent possible system boot failure Note The SPI BIOS chip used on this motherboard cannot be removed Send your motherboard back to Supermicro for repair Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma When returning the motherboard to the manufact
79. ngs allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE drives specified Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly Type This feature allows the user to specify the type of device connected to the system Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically select the IDE type for the drive as detected Select ARMD for removable devices The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD 4 11 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable M
80. nted circuit board See the Setting r TT shun motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is and Open means jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled RESH GLAN Port 1 Enable 4 JP JPW1 P1 DIMMSA ERE E GLAN Port 2 Enable PI DIMMA 5 P1 DIMM2B ji P1DIMMIA 2 Pi OMB HE I SUPERO X8DA3 i 9 4 5 Rev 2 0 4 s B B P2 DIMMIB P2 DIMM2B el Pe DIMA P2 wb P2 Intel 5520 IOH 36D Intel Z Over ICH10R ro j STR South j Bridge gt EET SBS SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing
81. ode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs Select UDMAS5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enable to enable the function of 32 bit IDE data transfer Th
82. ode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer band width of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Select SWDMA to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select 1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA m
83. odem protocol by using the Send File dialog under the Transfer menu follow the instructions below to com plete XModem transfers a Select the Transfer menu and enter Send AMI FLSH HyperTerminal File Edit Call Help 5 ul Send File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File remote BIOS flash Press lt Spa i Capture to Printer T n j y Begin remo Starting remote flash Upload new BIOS file using Kmodem protocol 33333 b Specify the location of the ROM file and select the proper protocol dem C Press Send to start ROM File extraction See the picture below 4 29 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Send File Folder C Documents and SettingssDesktop Filename C Documents and Settings Desktop 3C 02 ROM Protocol modem d Once the ROM file extraction is completed the message New BIOS re ceived OK will display Starting FLASH Recovery NVRAM data will be destroyed CMOS data will be preserved Ending FLASH Recovery FLASH Update completed successfully Rebooting 8 Once remote BIOS flash is completed the system will reboot Note AMIBIOS Serial Flash will work with any terminal communications 4 program that supports VT 100 and XModem protocols including protocols designed for GNU LINUX amp BSD operating systems such as minicom It is recommended that the terminal program be configu
84. of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that Watch Dog can reboot the system when a software ap Jumper Settings JWD1 plication hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the Jumper Setting Definition system if an application hangs Close Pins Pins 1 2 Reset 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt Cale signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled HH ssel A Clear CMOS P1 1 29 n B Watch Dog Enable P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B PI DIMMIA H CPU2 P1 DIMMIB SUPER6 19 Rev 2 0 4 sp L d P2 DIMMIB CPU1 PUE o 1 P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 26 P2 DIMA 3 82573 Y Slot6 POLE x16 G RL m au 328 Intel 5520 Slot PCI 33MH I
85. on out of band register access via SMBus memory mirror ing memory sparing and Hot plug support on the PCI Express Interface Features of the 5500 5600 Processor and the 5520Chipset Four processor cores in each processor with 8MB shared cache among cores e Two full width Intel QuickPath interconnect links up to 6 4 GT s of data transfer rate in each direction Virtualization Technology Integrated Management Engine supported Point to point cache coherent interconnect Fast narrow unidirectional links and Concurrent bi directional traffic Error detection via CRC and Error correction via Link level retry 1 9 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X8DA3 X8DAi All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitor ing An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3Vcc 12V V DIMM 5V 12V 3 3VSB and Vbatt
86. ontrol Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins jj _ EU d SUPERO o 19 FE dd o 1 ux Power LED Vcc EZ E n HDD LED Vcc E ERR EU 1 LED Vee Se SSS oe NIC2 LED Vec OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground BE Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 13 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Referto the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control 20
87. ounting hole locations 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother board components Warning To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not apply any force greater than 8 b sq in 8 Ibs per square inch when installing a screw into a mounting hole 6 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using a Phillips screwdriver 7 Repeat Step 4 to insert 46 screws to all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed on the chassis 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and heatsink fans 3 When purchasing a motherboard with a 5500 5600 Series Processor pre installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU sock
88. patible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infrared devices Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Dis abled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems 4 15 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi rection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Ava
89. peratures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic
90. permicro com products accessories addon SIM cfm The X8DA3 motherboard supports the LSI 1068E SAS Controller and 8 SAS connectors To configure SAS RAID settings please refer to the LSI MegaRAID User Guide posted at http www supermicro com manuals other LSI 20MegaRAID Configuration for the 151 1068 Controller pdf 1 3 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual X8DA3 X8DAi Quick Reference P1 Ei P1 DIMM3B 8 28 m P1 DIMM2A on P1 DIMM2B 89 P1 DIMM1A CPU2 Q P1 DIMM1B ERI 26 Fan7 CPU2 5 O J 5 SUPER X8DA3 i 4 pm 9 Rev 2 0 4 spt 9 m X o leo 5 s ee P2 DIMM1B CPU1 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2B O P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3B 9 B P2 DIMM3A 82573V 9016 PCI E x16 LAN CTRL 1203 EEPL 4124 Intel 5520 x o 91015 PCI 33MH IOH 36D dE 9 825731 D LAN ler Slot4 PCI 33MH CTRL B d 0591261 i s m mes 1000 82201262 G LES2pa paLES1 51013 PCI E X16 9N Eg EB o5 Intel 1394 ICH10R 1068E E 20
91. r Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support 2supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Preface Notes SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Van V 1 1 1 2 Chipset OVerv W PETERE 1 9 DE Eu olg mcm 1 10 PC Health eai 9 EE 1 10 1 5 ACPI Ek kk kk kk kk nnne KAK KK KK KA KA KA nnne 1 11 T6 Power bek ea aia reer 1 12 17 S per oe PES 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 Precautions APRES 2 1 D ere ne Dy r E 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installa
92. r more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Voltage Monitoring Vcore 3 3Vcc 12V V DIMM 5V 12V 3 3VSB and VBAT System Fan Monitor This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disabled Full Speed 9 12V to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are Disabled full speed 4 pin Server 4 pin Workstation and 4 pin Super Quiet Fani Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fani through 5 gt Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info ACPI Suspend Mode This option is used to select the ACPI State that is used for system suspend The options are 1 PO
93. re the person handling it is static protected SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother board to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Tools Needed Locations of Mounting Holes s pucr ys EUG 1 Phillips Screwdriver O n i 2 Pan head 9 screws SUPER X8DA3 i S a R Rev 2 0 4 Installation iri Instructions 1 Install the IO shield into the c n chassis _ Tl boss OA Locate the mounting holes ge su AN on the motherboard Refer to penu the layout above for m
94. red to use the CR LF style of line termination 4 30 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible re pairs A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep System 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory 1 continuous beep System Overheat 1 continuous beep with the with the front panel front panel OH LED on OH LED on A 1 SUPERO X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Notes Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our web site at www supermicro com support m
95. sed Note 2 Mixing of 1 35V and 1 5V DIMMs is not recommended SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual _ Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is dispropor tional See the following Memory Availability Table Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 3 99 GB BIOS Local APIC 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 3 99 GB APIC 4 Kbytes 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 3 01 GB Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 2 85 GB SEG 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other 2 84 GB applications Chapter 2 Installation Installing and Removing DIMMs De axa mE To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Note Notch
96. stem CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector J5 SMB Header JD1 Speaker Power LED Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPPC Power Supply SMBus Header JPW1 JPW2 12V 8 pin Secondary PWR Connector See P 1 4 JPW3 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector See P 1 4 JWF1 Compact Flash PWR for R 2 0 or later board JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports I SATA5 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports SAS 0 3 4 7 SAS Connectors X8DA3 only SIMLC Low Profile SIMLC IPMI 2 0 Socket T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 B P USBO 1 2 3 F P USB 4 5 6 7 8 9 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Back Panel Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Front Panel Accessible USB Headers LED Description Let Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator LES1 SAS Activity LED Green Blinking SAS Active X8DA3 LES 2 SAS Heartbeat LED Yellow Blinking SAS Normal X8DA3 1 5 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Two Intel 5500 5600 Series Processor LGA 1366 processors Each processor supports two full width Intel QuickPath Interconnect links of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GT s per direction Memory Twelve 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 96 GB Registered ECC or 48 GB Unbuf ECC Non ECC DDR3 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz DIMM modules Chipset e Intel 5520 platform including the IOH 36D and t
97. t The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Supermicro X8DA3 X8DAi e BIOS Build Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your sys tem BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed AMI BIOS Core Version This item displays the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard e Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS e Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Logical Count This item displays the number of CPU Cores installed in your system as detected by the BIOS Micro code Revision This item displays the revision number of the BIOS Mi cro code used in your system System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Size This item displays the memory size detected by the BIOS SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit Enter to access submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Boot Exit Advanced Settings Select Boot Features WARNING Setting the
98. t Legacy Ordering if the 2000 or an earlier version of Windows OS is used The options are Modern Ordering and Legacy Ordering Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled for the Windows OS Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Simultaneous Multi Threading Available whe
99. te of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithiu
100. ternal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper DIMM3A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B 1 CPU2 P1 DIMMIB SUPERO X8DA3 i Rev 2 0 CPU P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A P2 ab P2 8267 Y Slots POLE x16 E T wee SE Intel 5520 Si PTS H E Slot4 PCI 33MH 5 5 LES2pa pal EST Slots PCI E X16 N Intel EEN ICH10R 1068E Slot2 4 cj CTRI FE 2 PRA South Bridge EDT 500 SIMLC a 5 SBE wooo aoo en E Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground 412V Tachometer PWR Modulation Speaker Power LED Con nector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 Fan 7 CPU2 Fan H Fan 8 CPU1 Fan PWR LED Speaker PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on the back panel See the table on the right for pin
101. tion 2 2 16015 DD aE a a e a a E E 2 2 Installation Instructions eire iiic ciet ka da kal na natai 2 2 2 3 Processor and Heatsink 2 3 Installing a CPU Heatsink 2 iaa a a 2 5 2 4 Mem Ory Installation i e Seres 2 7 DIMM Installation nnn ka b da kab 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Gonneclors IO Sen pe ennt kk erase 2 12 1 Back Panel Connectors lO Ports 2 12 3 Front Control Panel Pin 2 14 2 14 Power LED k pak ak a ab kak 2 14 ADD LE Di TERRE PETS 2 15 NIGT NIC2 EED IndiCatOrs ener i n nro ruo ehe 2 15 Overheat OH Fan Fail LED lasar sek h n da keki E kelka an n anln kekan a 2 16 Power Fall zip dinle sa bannb yad s n i Heee n y d n ne xeya k ran n xan 2 16 Reset Button err din yn 2 17 Power kun Aa ba kan nde kak bada n k ak ruken Ek Zab eka 2 17 COMME 826101 cR REIS CR 2 18 ATX Power Connector eene d s Ku ka haaa 2 18 Processor Power Connector 2 18 Universal Serial Bus USB aue kk kk 2 19 Glhassis Intr siolis o eret bl ee a a ERES 2 19 vi Ta
102. uals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings Gal SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor The Supero Doctor program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user n
103. unctions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make su
104. und Pin Definition DSR RTS CTS RI NC A Keyboard Mouse B COM1 C COM2 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL1 on the motherboard You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and a cable to use this feature See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions lar P1 DIMMSA PE e rac P1 P1 DIMM2A TOMT P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMMIA Pt DIMMIB TOME SUPER Rev 2 0 PUT Fan CPU1 LAN Lem Slot4 PCI 33MH 2 JPWI P2 DIMMIB P2 DIMMIA P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM2A 82573 Slot6 POLE x16 LAN CTRL Iu 3203 mu BS ps Gace te Slots PCI E X16 E a PCI 33MH N E mar Owen I sete PcrE xe d emu Slot0 SIMLC P2 P2 Intel ICH10R South Bridge Intel 5520 1OH 36D LES2pa pi EST 1068
105. urer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8DA3 X8DAi The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Ultility screens press the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text
106. wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction gt Processor amp Clock Options gt Advanced Chipset Control gt IDE SATA Configuration gt PCI PnP Configuration gt Super IO Device Configuration gt Remote Access Configuration gt System Health Monitor gt ACPI Configuration gt Trusted Computing gt DMI Event Logging Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc gt Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the cur rent AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option ROM display mode set by the system BIOS The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are D
107. y is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory Demand Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme that works in the background looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled Ii Enabledthe following il 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hysteresis Temperature Closed Loop Only Temperature Hysteresis is the temperature lag in degrees Celsius after the set DIMM temperature threshold is reached before Closed Loop Throttling begins The options are Disabled 1 59C 3 0 and 6 0 Guardband Temperature Closed Loop Only This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 006 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Inlet Temperature This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 5 increment The default is 070 Temperature Rise This is the temperature rise to the DIMM thermal zone Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 020 A
108. ystem to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Processor and Clock Options This submenu allows the user to configure the Processor and Clock settings Ratio CMOS Setting This feature allows the user to set the ratio between CPU Core Clocks and the FSB Frequency Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure the CPU Ratio The default setting is 18 4 5 SUPER X8DA3 X8DAi User s Manual C1E Support Select Enabled to use the feature of Enhanced Halt State C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware pre fetcher will pre fetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering This feature allows the user to configure the MPS Multi Processor Specification and ACPI settings for your motherboard Select Modern Ordering if the XP or a newer version of Windows OS is used in the motherboard Selec

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